Mars' core formed at a surprising speed, much faster than Earth's. Recent experiments reveal the key role of iron and nickel sulfides in this process. Planets like Mars are structured in ...

Last weekend's heat brought the hottest June 8 in the Seattle area since 1948, with Seattle-Tacoma International Airport ...

This story is the first article of a two-part Mongabay mini-series exploring possible climate futures. Read Part Two. The ...

Mysterious seismic signals from massive North Atlantic storms are rippling through Earth’s core and surfacing in remote ...

For decades, the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) has projected itself as a sentinel of Earth's climate future. But its transformation from a space science institute into a ...

From rainforests to coral reefs, scientists have uncovered a hidden pattern that explains how life on Earth is organized.

Deep beneath the Pacific Ocean floor, sediment cores hold secrets that could reshape how scientists predict Earth's climate ...

This type of flow form of mantle convection, moves heat through Earth’s interior and reshapes how we think about the planet’s ...

Beneath Earth s surface, nearly 3,000 kilometers down, lies a mysterious layer where seismic waves speed up inexplicably. For ...

This June, the Milky Way’s brilliant heart lights up the night as planets align and the solstice sun marks Earth’s celestial ...

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New data shows that CO2 levels have broken through 430 parts per million, an indication that human-caused global warming will ...